Essence, Determinants, and Consequences of Ethics-Case Study - II

You are the Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of a district hospital. A rural woman, pregnant for the third time and already a mother of two daughters, is in labor. Upon examination, the fetus is healthy, but the husband and mother-in-law, based on an ultrasound report suggesting the likelihood of a girl, demand an abortion. They tell you they cannot arrange for a dowry and will face social persecution if another girl is born. The woman herself is silent and terrified. By law, terminating a pregnancy for non-medical reasons is a crime. Your ethical foundation is respect for human dignity and ....

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